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Santa Fe’s Original Green Resort. Combining the graciousness of an inn with the amenities of an eco-resort. The 70 acre compound includes the Blue Heron Restaurant, Spa Samadhi, Sages Arts Center and our authentic Japanese Teahouse. Complimentary parking and wifi, sauna, hot tubs, pool, fitness room. 58 rooms and Casitas. All major CC’s.

Recommended in Restaurants & Resorts, Houston; Jezebel Magazine, Atlanta; The Santa Fean Magazine; Healing Lifestyles and Spas Magazine, Wild Blue Yonder, The Magazine of Frontier Airlines; Destinations for Men; Smart Meetings Magazine

An environmental assessment of planned commercial airline flights at the Santa Fe Municipal Airport, released Friday, found that the flights would have little impact on the environment or surrounding communities.

The lengthy assessment— completion of which has delayed for months the start of Santa Fe's first commercial flights to and from destinations including Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth and Salt Lake City— was conducted for the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Transportation Department.

The report considered the "environmental consequences" of numerous factors— including...

Saturday, March 22, 2008
from Journal Santa Fe

Santa Fe is a high desert mecca for world-class restaurants, art, culture, and entertainment. But what can you do when your credit cards are maxed, your bills have gnawed away your bank account, and you’re sick of staying in and watching TV while eating cereal straight out of the box?

Never fear. Although there still may be no such thing as a free lunch, there are plenty of free—or inexpensive—ways to amuse yourself in the City Different. So put away your wallet, cut up your credit cards, and read on!

Santa Fe has long been celebrated for the unique quality of its light and beautiful...

Monday, March 17, 2008
by Hillary Welles • SantaFe.com

It’s hard to imagine the extent by which New Mexico’s largest destination resort-hotel, scheduled to open August 9, 2008, will exceed expectations. But Buffalo Thunder Resort in Pojoaque, New Mexico may just accomplish what most four-star resorts endeavor to do: provide an unparallel, unforgettable experience that cannot be replicated anywhere else. The magnitude of the plans, the quality and details of the construction and design, and the presence of Native American culture and art has yet to be seen in the hospitality industry.

Located on 587 acres of tribal land, 12 miles north of...

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
by Amy Roberts • SantaFe.com

For those of us who eat breakfast out, especially (like mom said) if we consider it the most important meal of the day, we are picky about our restaurants. For both locals and visitors, the criteria can be the fresh, organic ingredients, the inventiveness or depth of the menu, the atmosphere, the price, or just a place that’s so unassuming and convenient that it feels like home. No single eatery combines it all, and biases are highly personal, but the list below, in no special order, shouldn’t disappoint. After breaking bread with fellow dawn-worshippers for 25 years, I’ve seen some...

Monday, February 4, 2008 at 3:00 PM
by Michael French

Abiquiú, best known as the home of artist Georgia O’Keeffe, offers astonishing landscapes and a glimpse into New Mexico’s rich past.

Abiquiú, a small town about 50 miles northwest of Santa Fe, is best known today as the home of the artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Once you visit, you’ll understand why she loved and painted the landscape of her adopted home for so many years. The haunting beauty of the tiny adobe village, the majesty of the surrounding mountains, and the astonishing grandeur of the nearby red rock canyons is more than enough to keep any artist enthralled for a lifetime.

Friday, February 22, 2008
by Annie Lux

The High Road to Taos, one of the most celebrated scenic byways in America, takes visitors on a journey through forests, badlands and farming country, as well as through tiny towns first settled in the early days of New Mexico’s colonization by Spain and past some of northern New Mexico’s most famous small historic churches.

There are so many beautiful byways in New Mexico, it would take a lifetime to experience them all. But if you haven’t yet driven the High Road to Taos, that’s the place to start. This winding route through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains takes you through forests,...

Friday, February 22, 2008
by Annie Lux

Two new books offer revealing glimpses into the world of haute couture. One celebrates the great post-war decade and the other exposes couture’s decline, from a tradition of quality and superlative workmanship to the mass marketing of inferior products under designer labels. They both help point to Santa Fe as a mecca for beautiful, handcrafted clothing that reflect artisan-made standards of excellence.

In April 1970, famed fashion photographer Cecil Beaton received a note from Baroness Alain de Rothschild: “Let me know when you do come to Paris and I will show you what I have!...

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
by Leslie Clark

Call it pragmatism. Social responsibility. Call it an excuse to get out of the classroom and meet your neighbors. Enter service learning, an education model that answers to all of the above. Also called social learning or youth development, the model makes use of experiential learning to foster volunteerism and community engagement. What does that mean? It means taking kids out to plant a tree and restore the Santa Fe River. Right there you’ve connected biology, soil erosion, native species and geometry. Don’t forget social skills—teamwork and communication are building blocks here. Why...

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
by AnnMarie McLaughlin

Is it an open air market, a high-class furniture store, a local tradition or just plain fun? Yes. It’s Jackalope. How best to describe this retail fun fest? If you set a group of leprechauns loose in the desert to design their own strip mall this is what they might give you.

You don’t just drop by Jackalope; it’s a destination. There’s planning involved. Hat, water, sunscreen and carrots. (You’ll see.)

A jackalope proper is a mysterious, rarely sighted creature, a large rabbit with antelope horns on its head. You can believe the trail-fatigued ranch hands who claim to have seen them or...

Tuesday, January 15, 2008
by AnnMarie McLaughlin • SantaFe.com